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UNIQ HEAT BATTERIES REFERENCE MANUAL_V2.3
1.1.
Advantages of
UniQ
Heat batteries
1.1.1.
UniQ HW, UniQ eHW, UniQ Dual and UniQ eDual range
The main benefits of the
UniQ HW
,
UniQ eHW
,
UniQ Dual
and
UniQ eDual
heat batteries, compared with the traditional
hot water cylinders and hot water only thermal stores are:
a)
The heat is stored in the Phase Change Material and therefore the stored water content in the battery is less
than 15 Litres and the hot water is heated instantaneously on demand. Therefore:
▪
It does not need to comply with the Building Regulations, Part G3 requirements i.e. pressure & temperature
relief (P&T) valve and the associated discharge pipework are not required.
▪
The risks of legionella are significantly reduced.
b)
Quicker and less costly installation.
c)
No mandatory annual maintenance or inspection is required and therefore lower running costs.
d)
Operational needs: Smaller space, typically 2
–
3 times smaller than the equivalent hot water cylinders and clean
installation.
1.1.2.
UniQ Heat, UniQ eHeat, UniQ Dual and UniQ eDual
range
The main benefits of the
UniQ Heat
batteries (i.e. heat stores) compared with the hot water based thermal stores are:
a)
The
UniQ Heat
batteries have low water content because over 90% of the heat is stored in the PCM and
therefore, adding the
UniQ Heat
batteries to the heating system does not significantly increase the water
content of the heating system. Therefore, in most installations, there is no need to increase either the size of
expansion vessel or the required volume of water treatment chemicals.
b)
Quicker and less costly installation because these heat batteries are supplied fully insulated and with a plug-in
controller.
c)
No mandatory annual maintenance or inspection is required and therefore lower running costs.
d)
Operational needs e.g. smaller space, typically 2
–
3 times smaller than the equivalent hot water based thermal
stores and clean installation.